Robert Lighthizer

Robert Lighthizer (11 October 1947-) was the US Trade Representative from 15 May 2017, succeeding Michael Froman.

Biography
Robert Lighthizer was born in Ashtabula, Ohio in 1947, and he worked as an associate attorney before working for US Senator Bob Dole from 1978 to 1983, when he was appointed Deputy US Trade Representative under President Ronald Reagan. In 1985, he resigned in order to return to the private sector, and he served as Dole's presidential campaign treasurer in 1996. In 2017, he was nominated as Trade Representative by President Donald Trump, and he supported the renegotiation of NAFTA.